People moves

Sián Thomas is to join NHS Employers as deputy director.

She will be on a two-year secondment from Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals trust, where she is director of human resources and organisational development.

Leeds Mental Health trust has appointed Michele Moran as director of service delivery.

Michele joins from Barnsley primary care trust where she was director of mental health services/director of nursing. A qualified nurse, midwife and health visitor, Michele started her managerial career at Bradford Community trust.

Dr David Colin-Thomé has been named as the new chair of the task force on medicines partnership. The national director for primary care replaces Jim Smith, who has retired as chief pharmaceutical officer.

Send details of senior appointments to andrew.snowball@emap. com